2. Next, create your data source by dragging and dropping the tables from OBIEE subject area. Test the data by creating a worksheet. Refer to the step-by-step user guide if you need help.

Create OBIEE data source in Tableau Desktop with BI connector

Create a report/worksheet with OBIEE data

3. After testing and validating the data, publish the data source to Tableau Online by going to Server -> Publish Data Source to Tableau Online. Choose the project on Tableau Online and the name of the data source you are publishing.

Publish OBIEE data source to Tableau Online

Choose Project in Tableau Online

4. Once the publishing starts the desktop will create an extract and publish the data source to Tableau Online. There will be a message about scheduling a sync using the Sync Client. Click on the button.

Extracting OBIEE data and publishing to Tableau Online

Schedule using Sync Client message

5. Once you set up the schedule you will see the refresh schedule under the data source in Tableau Online. This refresh will be running on a specific Tableau desktop machine where the sync client is running.

Tableau Online Refresh Schedule Page

6. Next go to the Tableau Desktop client machine where the sync will run. Go to C:\Program Files\Tableau\Tableau 10.0\bin. Double click on TabOnlineSyncClient.exe. This will run the Tableau Sync client on the system tray and open up the login page for Tableau Online. Enter your credentials for Tableau Online.

Launch Tableau Online Sync Client

Tableau Online Login UI

7. Next step is to go the system tray on the bottom right corner of your computer and open the sync client. Here open the data source and enter the OBIEE credentials you want to use. This saves the OBIEE credentials into Tableau sync. At this point you can run the sync now and test the sync. You can click on the schedule and verify the schedule or change it as necessary.

Open Tableau Sync Client from System Tray

Double click on data source and enter credentials

Enter OBIEE credentials

8. Now you are all set with syncing data from OBIEE to Tableau Online on a regular basis. Your Tableau Online users will now be able to see the latest data from their OBIEE system in Tableau online worksheets.

Licensing information for using BI connector to publish OBIEE data to Tableau Online

BI connector provides an easy and effective approach to visualize and analyze OBIEE data in the cloud with Tableau Online. We offer an attractive licensing model to help you reap the benefits of this approach. The following BI connector licenses are required to publish OBIEE data to Tableau Online.